AWARDS

2 EMMY nominations: "Outstanding main title" and "Graphic design - 2D animation" on Disney's "Duck Tales"

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

WORK EXPERIENCE

STUDIO MDHR:

Art Director (2024 - Current)

PIXAR:

• “Inside Out 2” (2021 - 2022)

Story Artist

• “Dream Productions” (2022)

Story Artist

• “Turning Red Music Video: 4*Town - One True Love” (2022)

2D Animator

NETFLIX:

• “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2022 - 2023)

Story Artist

• “Undisclosed titles” (2023 - 2024)

Story Artist

• “Escape from Hat” (2019)

Story Artist

BLUE SKY STUDIOS:

• “Nimona” (2019-2020)

Story Artist

• “Scrat Tales” (2020-2021)

Story Artist

CARTOON SALOON:

• “Wolfwalkers” (2018)

2D Animator

• “The Breadwinner” (2016-2017)

2D Animator 

• “Song of the Sea” (2011-2013)

Story Artist, 2D Animator 

• “The Secret of Kells” (2006-2007)

2D Animator, Flash Animator, Layout Artist

• Academy Awards ceremony (2010)

2D Animator

(animated a 20 seconds 'interview' clip to represent “The secret of Kells”

in the Best Animated Feature category)

LOCKSMITH ANIMATION:

• “Ron's Gone Wrong” (2017-2018)

Story Artist

AARDMAN:

• “Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” (2018)

Story Artist

DISNEY:

• “Duck Tales”  - opening titles (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

ADDITIONAL FEATURE FILMS:

• "We're going on a bear hunt" (2016)

2D Animator

(Lupus Film, London)

• "Mo The Mighty" (2016)

Story artist, development

(Tiny Giants, UK)

• “Top Cat” (2010)

2D  Animator  

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)

• “Little Caribou” (2015)

2D Animator

(Barley Films, Ireland)  

TV SHOWS:

• “Gravity Falls” pilot (2010)

2D  Animator

(House of Cool, Canada)

• “Hey Duggee” (2016)

2D Animator

(Studio AKA, London)

• “LEGO - Nexo Knights” (2014 - 2015)

Story Artist

(M2 Entertainment, London)

• “Randy Cunningham” titles (2014)

2D Animator

(Passion Pictures, London)

• “Verne on vacation” (2010)

2D Animator, Storyboard Artist

(Cartoon Network, London)

• “Nella Knightly”  (2015 - 2016)

Story Artist

(Brown Bag Films, Manchester)

• “Wanda and the Alien” (2013 - 2014)

Story Artist

(Mackinnon and Saunders, Manchester)

• “Fleabag Monkeyface” (2011)

Story Artist

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland) 

• “Wibbly Pig” (2008 - 2009)

Story Artist

(Wish Films, London) 

• “Wulfie” (2008)

2D Animator

(A man & Ink, Ireland)

• “Skunk Fu!” (2006)

Story Artist, Flash Animator

(Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)  

SHORT FILMS / PILOTS / MUSIC VIDEOS / COMMERCIALS:

• “The Mighty Grand Piton” short film (2017)

2D Animator

(The Line, London)

• “Eddie of the Realms Eternal” pilot (2015)

2D Animator

(Amazon / Cartoon Saloon, Ireland)

• “The Bird and the Whale” short film (2015)

2D Animator

(Paper Panther Productions, Dublin)

• “League of Legends” Riot Games trailer (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

• “Headspace” (2017)

Story Artist

(Nexus, London)

• “Gillette for World Cup” ad (2017)

2D Animator

(The Line, London)

• “NBA” ads (2017)

2D Animator

(Golden Wolf, London)

PUBLISHED BOOKS:

• "Nella's Unicorn Rescue" (2016)

(Penguin Random House, New York)

• “My Monster Burrufu” (2010)

(Petite Grand Idée, Los Angeles)

• “Leila Blue” – vol.1-6 (2010 - 2012)

(Mondadori, Italy)

MENTORING & EDUCATION:

Pixar: Mentor (Internship Program)

Netflix: Mentor (Internship & Foundation Program x Black ‘N Animated)

Schoolism: Instructor, Advanced Storyboarding for Feature Animation (2021-Present)

School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York: Instructor, Storyboarding (2021)

The Animation Workshop, Denmark: Professor, Bachelor Course (2018-2021)

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy: Professor, Bachelor Course (2008-2011)

Filem’on International Film Festival, Belgium: Workshop Leader, 2D Animation (2015)

Private Mentoring: Storyboarding / 2D Animation (2016-Present)

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:

•Tv Paint

•Storyboard Pro

•Adobe Photoshop

•Adobe Animate

•Pitch Docter, Flix

SPOKEN LANGUAGES:

Italian (Native)

English (Fluent)

HOBBIES:

Fashion Design, Analog photography

RESUME